Category: Research Institute NGO NonProfit

Is Agricultural Production Becoming More or Less Sensitive to Extreme Heat? Evidence from U.S. Corn and Soybean Yields

By CostBenefit on Sep 1, 2010 | In Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, U.S., Academic Study/Journal Article, Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Research Institute NGO NonProfit, Costs and Benefits

Abstract: Extreme heat is the single best predictor of corn and soybean yields in the United States. While average yields have risen continuously since World War II, Michael J. Roberts and Wolfram Schlenker find no evidence that relative tolerance to ext… more »

Secretary Chu Announces Steps to Implement Cool Roofs at DOE and Across the Federal Government - Cool roofs will reduce energy use, limit carbon pollution and save taxpayer money

By CostBenefit on Aug 3, 2010 | In Energy, Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, Government Report, U.S., Washington DC, Green Roofs, Newspaper/Mag/TV/Media Story, Regulatory Analysis, Savings, Research Institute NGO NonProfit, Costs and Benefits, Press Release (May be biased), Free Report at Time of Entry

U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu on July 19, 2010 announced a series of initiatives underway at the Department of Energy to more broadly implement cool roof technologies on DOE facilities and buildings across the federal government. Cool ro… more »

Environmental Concern and the Business Cycle: The Chilling Effect of Recession

By CostBenefit on Aug 2, 2010 | In General, Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, Academic Study/Journal Article, Economic Development and Green Jobs, Research Institute NGO NonProfit, Contingent Valuation, Surveys,.., Socio-Political-Cognitive-Economics

Abstract: This paper uses three different sources of data to investigate the association between the business cycle—measured with unemployment rates—and environmental concern. Building on recent research that finds internet search terms to be useful pred… more »

Lloyds and Chatham House: Green Energy No Longer Just Nice but Necessary

By CostBenefit on Aug 1, 2010 | In General, Energy, Climate Change GHG Carbon CO2, Economic Development and Green Jobs, Computer Software/Database/Model, Savings, Research Institute NGO NonProfit, Costs and Benefits, Press Release (May be biased), Free Report at Time of Entry

Green energy systems are no longer just a 'nice to have' but are essential in paper from Chatham House and Lloyd's 360 Risk Insight.Reliance on fossil fuels is pushing the search for reserves into more difficult and risky territories as declining pro… more »

Mangroves Report Reveals Threats & Opportunities to Global Economy & the Planet - 'World Mangrove Atlas' highlights the importance of and threats to mangroves

By CostBenefit on Jul 30, 2010 | In Land + Water, Wetlands, Endangered Species, Ecosystem Valuation, Regulatory Analysis, Research Institute NGO NonProfit, Costs and Benefits

The first global assessment of mangroves in over a decade reveals that rare and critically important mangrove forests continue to be lost at a rate three to four times higher than land-based global forests, despite positive restoration efforts by some co… more »
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